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Adam Gristick enters his second season as assistant linebackers coach and fourth season with New Orleans, where spent his first two years as a defensive assistant (2023-24) before being elevated to assistant linebackers coach in 2025.

During his third season on staff, Gristick and Linebackers Coach Peter Sirmon helped the team's linebackers adjust to an alignment change from a 4-3 to 3-4, with the team ranking ninth in the NFL in opponent net yards per game. Demario Davis finished with 143 tackles, his highest total as a Saint. Pete Werner finished with 81 stops (50 solo), two sacks, and career-highs in pass breakups (five) and fumble recoveries (three), tying for the league lead in the latter. With player development at a premium, fourth round draft pick Danny Stutsman had 40 tackles in spot duty and Isaiah Stalbird led the linebackers with two sacks in his second season.

Adam Gristick enters his second season as assistant linebackers coach and fourth season with New Orleans, where spent his first two years as a defensive assistant (2023-24) before being elevated to assistant linebackers coach in 2025.

During his third season on staff, Gristick and Linebackers Coach Peter Sirmon helped the team's linebackers adjust to an alignment change from a 4-3 to 3-4, with the team ranking ninth in the NFL in opponent net yards per game. Demario Davis finished with 143 tackles, his highest total as a Saint. Pete Werner finished with 81 stops (50 solo), two sacks, and career-highs in pass breakups (five) and fumble recoveries (three), tying for the league lead in the latter. With player development at a premium, fourth round draft pick Danny Stutsman had 40 tackles in spot duty and Isaiah Stalbird led the linebackers with two sacks in his second season.

Gristick arrived in New Orleans after serving on the coaching staff at Eastern Illinois University (2018-22). During his tenure in Charleston, he coached linebackers all five seasons and added the title of defensive game run coordinator in 2020. In 2022, he was promoted to defensive coordinator.

Gristick joined Eastern Illinois after serving two seasons as an assistant at Syracuse, one as a defensive quality control coach and one as a graduate assistant. The Orefield, Pa. native's coaching career began in quality control at Missouri State in 2015.

Gristick played linebacker at Eastern Illinois (2010-14), where as a three-year starter his last three seasons, he made 194 career tackles with 20 stops for loss and three interceptions, helping EIU capture back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference championships and FCS playoff appearances from 2012-13. He earned his bachelor's degree in exercise science in 2015.

PLAYING CAREER: Eastern Illinois 2010-14.

COACHING CAREER: Missouri State, 2015; Syracuse, 2016-17; Eastern Illinois, 2018-22; New Orleans Saints, 2023-.